Virender Sehwag, who is yet to fully get better after undergoing surgery on his shoulder, has made it to 17-man India squad for the Test series in England, but will miss the first two weeks of the tour to give him time to recover further. Sachin Tendulkar returned to the squad after skipping the West Indies tour to rest, while Gautam Gambhir, Zaheer Khan and Sreesanth made comebacks from injury breaks.
Yuvraj Singh, who missed the West Indies tour with a chest infection, also forced his way back into the Test plans following his outstanding performance in the World Cup. M Vijay and Virat Kohli, who have so far failed to make an impression in the West Indies Tests, were dropped, while Suresh Raina's strong show in the same series helped him retain his place.
Abhinav Mukund selected for England tour as the reserve opener. Wriddhiman Saha was included as the back-up wicketkeeper. Munaf Patel made the squad despite missing the first two West Indies Tests with health issues. Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar, who have been among the wickets in the Caribbean, round off the pace attack, while Harbhajan Singh and Amit Mishra make up the spin department.
The squad: MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Gautam Gambhir (vice-capt), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Abhinav Mukund, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth, Munaf Patel, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar
Yuvraj Singh, who missed the West Indies tour with a chest infection, also forced his way back into the Test plans following his outstanding performance in the World Cup. M Vijay and Virat Kohli, who have so far failed to make an impression in the West Indies Tests, were dropped, while Suresh Raina's strong show in the same series helped him retain his place.
Abhinav Mukund selected for England tour as the reserve opener. Wriddhiman Saha was included as the back-up wicketkeeper. Munaf Patel made the squad despite missing the first two West Indies Tests with health issues. Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar, who have been among the wickets in the Caribbean, round off the pace attack, while Harbhajan Singh and Amit Mishra make up the spin department.
The squad: MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Gautam Gambhir (vice-capt), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Abhinav Mukund, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth, Munaf Patel, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar
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